So, firstly a big apology for being off-line again for a while. This whole COVID thing was getting on top of me, and I’ve been vacillating between wanting to write about it and not. …. in the end decided I would just be ranting and it was unlikely to be helpful…. so took some timeContinue reading “Nutrition versus Nourishment”
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Poorly People, Poorly Planet
It is not new or inventive or original to suggest that the health of our planet affects the health of the human population. In fact the way we measure the health of the planet is to look at the numbers and fertility rates of numerous species around the globe … so pointing out that theyContinue reading “Poorly People, Poorly Planet”
Eating Cheaply, Healthily and Sustainably – part 3. Lunch
So, we are 4 weeks into Covid-19 UK lockdown, and I am keen to get back to the series I was doing before this outbreak, on eating well without a big wallet. My initial though was “urgh, I’ve had enough of everyone talking and writing about coronavirus, I’m going to just go back to writingContinue reading “Eating Cheaply, Healthily and Sustainably – part 3. Lunch”
News at the forefront and on the backbenches
I keep seeing articles that in various ways link the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change. … whether it is about how the solution for one could be a solution for the other; or whether it is about diet and it’s impact on one or both; or whether it is that maybe those in power willContinue reading “News at the forefront and on the backbenches”
This is our war
So, we are in the middle (or possibly unfortunately still near the beginning) of the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (commonly currently known as Covid-19) pandemic. As I write (in case you are looking back at this in 50 years or so) it is a new virus, not seen before December 2019. It is causing a range ofContinue reading “This is our war”
Pondering my ways in the modern hectic world
I came through this morning feeling quite stress-y after stupidly having put my phone in the bedroom rather than downstairs over-night. This meant that my first 30 minutes were spent browsing twitter… and because my twitter feed is geared to health, nutrition and environment, this obviously meant that I was subjected to arguments about meatContinue reading “Pondering my ways in the modern hectic world”
The Benefits of Growing Your Own
Several of my previous articles have touched upon various different food sustainability or nutritional health issues. What better way to combine them than to consider what and how we can all grow our own. Some of us may have a large space and be prepared to put quite a lot to food use, others mayContinue reading “The Benefits of Growing Your Own”
Eating Cheaply, Healthily and Sustainably – part 1
Over the next few months I am going to create a series of blogs with ideas for protein rich, fresh, easy, cheap and relatively low carbohydrate foods. I will intersperse this series with my more questioning based, usual blogs. Hopefully I can work out how to group my blogs into themes at some point. TheContinue reading “Eating Cheaply, Healthily and Sustainably – part 1”
The Nuances of Food Sustainability
As GP’s we often get asked about health things in the media – the contraceptive pill changes, the HRT scares, the new treatment for this cancer or that neurological illness, the benefits of CBD oil (or not). But what I have noticed increasingly is also a trend on being asked about diet. … and recently,Continue reading “The Nuances of Food Sustainability”
The Smell of the Air
Firstly I apologise for having been absent so long. The last 6 weeks have included highs and lows with Christmas, New Year, DD’s birthday, a family bereavement and an education crisis. My aim is to write 2 posts every 3 weeks and I hope that I can now maintain this for the remainder of theContinue reading “The Smell of the Air”
EcoGreenGP Ponders... 